Timeless Teachings: Deepening Commitment July 7-13 – Currently Full

An Intensive Immersion with Swami Lalitanada & Swami Samayananda

“The teachings don’t live in the air or in a book. They have to be embodied. They have to be brought to life and lived.”
– Swami Radhananda

This retreat is led by Ashram senior teachers, Swami Lalitananda and Swami Samayananda, with Hidden Language Hatha Yoga offered by Swami Matananda and Swami Sukhananda. Take this important opportunity to dive deeply into the present moment, asking Who am I now? How have I changed? Where do I go from here?

Supported by Light, mantra, reflection and asana, participants will enter two timeless workshops—Life Seals and Straight Walk, designed by Swami Radha. These intensive workshops draw on the power of symbol and metaphor to surface underlying patterns and potentials in your life.

To be placed on the waiting list, please contact registrations@yasodhara.org

ACCOMMODATION

You will be staying in our cozy, well-appointed rooms within walking distance to the Temple of Light and Mandala House and all amenities. Arrive between 2-5pm in time for dinner and program introduction. Depart by 10am after breakfast on the final morning. Your stay includes accommodation, tuition and three meals per day. Enjoy savings and a shared experience by rooming with someone you know.

Information

July 7-13

Your stay includes a $25 contribution (added to your invoice) to the Reconciliation Fund, established January 1, 2022. Funds are donated to a First Nations non-profit organization. As we gather on the beautiful yet unceded territory of First Nations peoples, this is one small, sincere step toward righting past injustices and giving back in gratitude.

See Indigenous Bursary Program Here

Single Features

Spacious comfortable room
Shared hall bathroom
Single $1790
Ensuite Single $2094 (Contained bathroom)

Double Features

Spacious comfortable room with lake view
Shared Twin (per person – shared hall bathroom) $1333
Ensuite Double $3119 (price for two, contained bathroom)

Swami Lalitananda, President and Spiritual Director

Swami Lalitananda became a student of Swami Radha’s in 1979 and a teacher in this tradition in 1982. She had the privilege of living and working with Swami Radha for eight years and also experienced the mentorship of Swami Radhananda for many years. She has a background in counseling psychology.

Swami Lalitananda loves welcoming people to the teachings that have brought so much joy and meaning to her own life. She is committed to passing this lineage to others who are committed to self-inquiry, spiritual practices and to the challenge of learning to live together in harmony—in community and in the world.

Swami Samayananda

Swami Samayananda manages the teaching schedules and teachers at Yasodhara Ashram. She has been an educator for over 35 years in educational institutions, businesses, private consulting agencies and Yasodhara Ashram and Yasodhara Yoga Centres. While living at the Ottawa Radha Centre, Swami Samayananda worked with a palliative care team and a cancer centre offering yogic tools to support patients.

Swami Matananda

Swami Matananda has been living and teaching at the Ashram since 1990. She first came for the 10 Days of Yoga and she has been on a path of ever-deepening commitment to Swami Radha’s work since that time. She has a background as an elementary school teacher and an artist, with degrees in Education and Fine Art from Alaska University. In addition to teaching and managing at the Ashram she has worked at Yasodhara Yoga Centres and with Timeless publications and videos. She loves the Ashram land and the people.

Swami Sukhananda

Swami Sukhananda first met Swami Radha in 1988 and was deeply moved by her experience. She has been living and teaching yoga at the Ashram and in Europe ever since. Sukhananda was formerly an adviser to governments on sustainability, environmental and organizational issues. She is a historian whose articles about Swami Radha’s work have appeared in British and North American yoga magazines. She enjoys the beauty of the Ashram, and is continually inspired by yoga and by witnessing its transformative effects.